To be frank, I don't know enough about it to decided on what type of character I want to play or even that you had a choice. I thought it was like Elite in that you can do whatever you want (being classless).
- Sinxar
The characters are classless and based on players skills.
I was thinking more like RPG in mind. There are plenty of ways to play the game and for example I was planning play the game without a ship at the beginning and work as a ship repairer and do mercenary gigs in space and on planets (FPS); protect cargo/information/ships (boarding), protect space stations, take part of attacking pirate bases, etc.
I got lucky apparently and got everything for free + some ship with that AMD bundle when it was first announced.
- Sinxar
That sounds great. The ship is most likely a starter ship; Aurora or Mustang.
Just waiting on it to be released to play it.
- Sinxar
Not a bad idea. At the moment the purpose of playing the game is to give feedback to CIG and file bug reports. Playing the game can be boring and frustrating because of bugs and missing features.
Didn't even take it out for a spin because the insurance system was very unclear. Sources said if you destroy your ship that is it. Haven't even looked at the game since.
- Sinxar
At the moment there is no fear of losing a ship because the insurance system is not implemented yet. I don't believe they will enable the insurance before the game has been released.
You never lose a ships that has Lifetime Insurance (LTI) but otherwise you have to buy and keep the insurance running.